"It is strange how in some things honest people can be dishonest without the slightest compunction."

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Source : James Weldon Johnson, Sondra K. Wilson (1995). “The Selected Writings of James Weldon Johnson: Social, political, and literary essays”, p.284, Oxford University Press on Demand

James Weldon Johnson

#People Quotes #Strange Quotes #Honest Quotes

“I am Opposite of weak Opposite of slack Synonym of heat Synonym of crack Closest to the peak Far from a punk Y'all ought to stop talking And start trying to catch up”
“Youâ€™re too important to just â€¦ die.â€ He shakes his head. He wonâ€™t even look at meâ€”his eyes keep shifting across my face, to the wall behind me or the ceiling above me, to everything but me. I am too stunned to be angry. â€œIâ€™m not important. Everyone will do just fine without me,â€ I say. â€œWho cares about everyone? What about me?”
“If you imagine that you will be able to achieve your ideal by ingeniously planning out a timetable with a pen on a piece of paper, you had better give up hope at once.If you are not prepared for discouragements and disillusions; if you will not be content with a small result for a big effort, then do not begin. Lie down again and resume the uneasy doze which you call your existence.”
“Every rein aid must be preceded by an action of the torso. Otherwise you only address the horse's head.”
“I know absolutely nothing about music.”
“On the clarity of your ideas depends the scope of your success in any endeavor.”
“English is my second language, but in Hong Kong, they don't know that I'm from China. They think I'm from Hollywood because all the films they see are from here. China and Hong Kong are very different places, but they're starting to merge. Still the culture is very different.”
“The first step into justice begins with the politicians. You have to demand from yourself what you demand from people.”

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